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As my colleagues have pointed out, Week 17 was the most lopsided week in AFL history, with winning teams averaging 31.9 points more than their hapless opponents.

It's finally game day here in Phoenix, AZ, as the Arizona Rattlers and the Jacksonville Sharks are all set to take to the gridiron in a 5:30 local start time at the US Airways Center. There has been a ton of pomp and circumstance leading up to this one in the Desert, and now that most of the hoopla is done with, we're all set to make our picks for ArenaBowl XXIV!

When Jim Foster came up with the game of Arena Football back in 1981, he envisioned a unique game played on a unique indoor field. After 22 seasons, the game continues to attract new fans every year. But just who is in charge of making all the unique equipment used by the AFL such as the rebound nets?

The 2012 Arena Football League season could be in for another ugly turn on Friday night, as a possibility of a work stoppage is,

There was only one team in the AFL that utilized more than 50 active players over the course of the season. There was only one team that brought in at least one new player that had never been on the roster before in every single week of the year. And after logging a dominating 71-42 victory against the New Orleans VooDoo in Week 19, the Orlando Predators are the only team that clinched a playoff berth in Week 19.

On Tuesday afternoon, I sat in my office stunned at the news that I got from a few different people on my phone at almost the same time. Johnie Kirton had died.

The Washington Valor (0-3) lost 47-23 on Saturday night inside of the Times Union Center against the Albany Empire (1-2) in front of 10,065 fans.

I have been following the Arena Football League for more than fifteen years now. I remember watching games when I was younger, trying to find a favorite player to root for that was not on my team. There were so many standout athletes, but known really caught my eye like Donovan Morgan.

It's hard to imagine that there are just a few weeks left in the Arena Football League season! Teams are still jockeying for position in the race for the playoffs. I'm still busy trying to figure out how on earth to pick winners in this league, even though a 4-3 week in Week 14 does make me feel at least a tad bit better after that 1-6 debauchery from Week 13.

On Sunday, Orlando Predators' coach Rob Keefe was arrested on domestic violence charges. It's the first time that the Arena Football League has had to deal with a domestic violence case since the battle against domestic violence came to the forefront of public awareness earlier this year.